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LOL WITH IT: The F Harold Comedy Festival, April 24-29
The second annual F Harold Comedy Festival starts next week at Walnut Street Theatre Studio 5. It will feature six evenings of comedy from many of Philadelphia's best improv, sketch and standup artists.
LOL WITH IT: The F Harold Comedy Festival, April 24-29
Every Friday, Ryan Carey covers the people and events that are giving Philly the giggles.
The second annual F Harold Comedy Festival starts next week at Walnut Street Theatre Studio 5. It 
will feature six evenings of comedy from many of Philadelphia's best improv, sketch and standup artists. Compared to Philadelphia Comedy Month, which consists of three one-week mini-fests inviting both local and out-of-town talent, the F Harold is a Philly-only venture belonging entirely to members of the local scene.
In addition to many of our hometown 'prov faves like Hey Rube (Tuesday), The N Crowd (Wednesday), Beirdo (Thursday), Iron Lung (Friday), Hate Speech Committee (Saturday), and Nielson (Sunday), there will be smatterings of local standups, sketch groups and brand new Phimprovisers making their stage debut.
Festival organizer Rick Horner (pictured, hilariously) comments, "We have a bunch of acts that are debuting, as well as returning acts that are stretching themselves, doing some things they haven't done yet. We have a really unique show called Grandma Hates Technology, which is a father/daughter improv act that tours improv festivals all over the country."
Last year's festival was outstanding. Amie Roe performed a now-legendary "fulcrum" in Steve Kleinedler's: The Really Big Shew (it's a series of scenes in which one person — the fulcrum — gets bombarded by a giant cast of improvisers who take turns stepping in to take the scene in a new direction). This year, Horner himself will be in the hotseat.
Tue.-Sun., April 24-29, various times, $10-$25, Walnut Street Theatre's Studio 5, 825 Walnut St., haroldpresents.com.
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